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The isotropic grid of the classic polis was built on the –practical as well as conceptual- hippodamian grid, with via Egnatia as the basic structuring element. The grid reflecting the geometric and philosophic approach of the Pythagoreans, produced a…

This collage shows the consecutive transformations of the Rotunda as result of changes in the religious and political regime in Salonika

View from Tophane Hill, looking northeast towards Dolmabahçe Mosque and Palace

Istanbul, general view of Tophane district and the Bosphorus.

Genome mapping reveals the tensions between ‘origins’ and ‘homelands’. Our genetic ‘origins’ are probabilistic, not deterministic, because they show our ancestors’ mobility across space, not that they were born into a ‘homeland’ within a particular…

El Greco (and workshop)Pentecost, ca.1600Oil on canvas275 cm x 127 cmMuseo Nacional del Prado, Madrid